Taiwan Sheltered Workshops Fund Cuts
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Taiwan's legislature has frozen funds for the Presidential Office's discretionary expenses, leading to the cancellation of 15,000 mooncake orders from sheltered workshops. Local officials criticize the budget cuts, which impact vulnerable groups and gift box orders, while some entities refute claims of zero procurement from these workshops.
Legislature's fund freeze cancels 15,000 mooncake orders from Taiwan's sheltered workshops
- Taiwan's legislature has frozen funds for the Presidential Office's discretionary expenses, leading to the cancellation of 15,000 mooncake orders from 37 sheltered workshops. - Media personality Huang Wei-han stated that using discretionary funds to buy mooncakes from sheltered workshops has been a long-standing practice under both former presidents Ma Ying-jeou and Tsai Ing-wen, and current Pre…
Mayor Criticizes Lawmakers' Budget Cuts, Pledges City Funds for Sheltered Workshops
- Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen criticized the blue-white legislative coalition for cutting the "Presidential Office's State Affairs Fund," impacting mid-autumn festival mooncake orders for 37 sheltered…
CPC refutes legislator's claim of 0% procurement from sheltered workshops, citing 14.75 million yuan spent last year
- CPC refuted legislator Weng Hsiao-ling's claim that its procurement execution rate for sheltered workshops was 0% last year. - CPC stated it actually spent approximately 14.75 million yuan on produc…
Taiwan parties cut presidential fund, impacting vulnerable groups and gift box orders
- Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties have cut the presidential office's discretionary fund by NT$30 million. - This decision forces the cancellation of NT$1.5 million worth of Mid-Autumn Festival …